Great Smokies Writing Program Offers University-level Classes for Writers in Fall 2024

This fall, the Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC Asheville will offer university-level classes led by professional writers in fiction writing, narrative poetry, satire, memoir and more. Courses will be taught in person and online, beginning with a range of starting dates from late August to October.

Learn the conventions of short fiction, from generating ideas to submitting to journals. Study the craft elements of poetry by William Stafford and examine how place impacts writing style. Workshop up to 60 pages of creative nonfiction in a class setting designed to boost productivity and confidence.

The Great Smokies Writing Program is a joint effort with the UNC Asheville Department of English. The program offers opportunities for writers of all levels to hone their skills under the tutelage of creative professionals.

Participants can choose from the following offerings:

5-Week Courses

Story in Verse: Writing the Narrative Poem with Steve Cushman

Zero to Hero: The Hero's Journey with Alli Marshall

Exploring the Art of Satire to Entertain and Affect Social Change with Lockie Hunter

Craft Secrets for Fiction Writers with Mimi Herman

Writing the Body Electric with Shae Savoy

Stepping Over the Threshold: Seven Easy Steps to Starting Your Memoir with Sebastian Matthews

10-Week Courses

Creativity & Personal Mythology with Erin Hallagan Clare

Premise to Publication: A Short Fiction Workshop with Meagan Lucas

Writing With a Plain Style: Learning from William Stafford's Poetry and Ideas with Bruce Spang

15-Week Course

Zero to Sixty: An Intensive Creative Nonfiction Workshop with Jennifer McGaha (instructor permission required for admittance)

Each course carries academic credit awarded through UNC Asheville. Registration is open now; enrollment is limited. Visit greatsmokies.unca.eduto learn more and apply.

The program will kick off with a "Writers at Home" Fall Faculty Reading on August 18 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Story Parlor, 227 Haywood Rd. The event provides an opportunity to meet this semester's instructors. The event is free, but seating is limited.

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